Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-22

person of educational attachments, good
moral character and executive ability, q
| qualified voter Of said county, and the
holder of first grade teachers certif-
| cate, who shall hold his Office for the
term OF two years, and until his successor
is elected and qualified; and said com
mlsstoners' court, when they so provide
for the election OF G. county superintend-
ent, shall appoint a county superlntend-
ent of public instruction, with the qualiti-
cations above provided, who shall
perform the duties of such Office until
a county perintendent shall have been
elected, as hereinbefore provided, and
shall have qualified. Such county super
intendent of public instruction shall per-
form all the duties in regard TO the free
schools of his county imposed by law
upon the county judges of such counties
as have no county superintendent of
public instruction, and shall have and
may exercise all powers and authority
vested by law in such county Judges in
respect to matters appertainng to the
public free schools; and in addition
thereto he s1aH take the scholastic cen
sus of his county, which census shall
be taken by districts in those coun-
ties wherein the district system prevails,
and under the rules and regulations Of
section 40 of this act. Such county su-
perlntendent, before entering upon the
discharge Of his duties, shall take the oath
OF office prescribed by law for school off
GERS, and shall enter into bond in the sum
of $4,000, with good and sufficient secu-
rity, to be approved by the county COM
missioaers' court, and to be filed with
the county clerk of his county,
and said bond shall be made pay
able to the county commissioners
court and their successors in Office in
trust for the permanent school fund of
the county, and be conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of his
office. Said county superintendent Shall
receive the same compensation for his
services, to be paid in the same way, as
is allowed by law to the county judges for
similar services, and also the cOmpensa.
ton allowed by law for taking the schol-
astlc census, and such other com
pensation as may be allowed by
the commissioners court of his
county, to be paid from the
school fund: Provided, the said COM
pensation shall never exceed in the ag-
gregate $1,000 per annum. He shall have
authority to administer all oaths neces-
sarY for the proper discharge If al the
duties required of him. Said county
superintendent shall keep his office at the
county seat, and to him shall be made au
applications and.reports authorized and
required by law to be made to county
judges in respect to public free school
matters in those counties having no
county superintendents of public instruc-
ton.
Sec. 8. Whereas, the near approach of
the close of the present session OF the
Legislature renders it doubtful whether
this act can be passed il allowed to take
the regular course in both houses; and
whereas, it IS matter of great impOr-
lance that many grave defects in the
present school law sought to be remedied
hereby should be corrected; and whereas,
in order that neutrality-suspicious. Of this act
should be complied with according to its
terms, it Is necessary that it
should take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage;
therefore an imperative public necessity
and emergency exist requiring the sus-
pension of the constitutional rule requir-
ing bills to be read on three several days
in each house, and this act take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage,
and it is SO enacted. Approved
April ., 1887